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Arthur Erickson

"The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events."

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"The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events."

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"I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own."
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"The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts."
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"Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today."
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